KEVIN NOLAN is hoping to be able to show more of his attacking side in tomorrow’s home clash with title contenders Arsenal.

The Scouser’s haul of 10 goals in the Premier League is an excellent return so far this term – and Nolan could even overtake departed former team-mate and pal Andy Carroll before he returns from a thigh injury.

And while Nolan may well be nine goals behind the top flight’s leader Dimitar Berbatov, he is equal with £24m man Darren Bent with his impressive tally.

Now with Carroll gone and the remaining Toon frontline currently out of sorts, the former Bolton Wanderers midfielder told the Chronicle: “I want to nip in with goals here and there when I can, of course.

“I found it a bit difficult to get forward at Fulham– it was one of those games where you couldn’t really get there.

“It’s not just up to me – it’s up to everybody to step up to the plate.”

United take on an Arsenal side who are in form and feeling that they can turn the tide in the title race as they try to cut into Manchester United’s healthy lead at the top of the pile.

Nolan is eager to shrug off the dismal defeat at Fulham in a game where nothing seemed to go right for the Magpies. The former Liverpool youngster said: “We’ve just got to put this out of our systems.

“And we’ve got to make sure we’re ready for Arsenal on Saturday.”

Nolan knows there is much room for improvement in Newcastle’s home form, with four wins, four draws and four defeats at St James’ Park.

But at the same time United have picked up several memorable results on home soil this season such as the 5-1 mauling of Sunderland, the 6-0 win over Aston Villa and the 5-0 whitewash of West Ham.

Nolan said: “We’ve already proved what we can do at home.

“Now we need to build on that and show it again.

“If we do that, we can start ticking the points off and we will be OK.